Wallkill man faces charges in Nov. death

GOSHEN — A grand jury has indicted a Town of Wallkill man on manslaughter charges in the death of a Middletown man outside a bar.

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Posted Dec. 5, 2012 at 2:00 AM

By HEATHER YAKIN
Posted Dec. 5, 2012 at 2:00 AM

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GOSHEN — A grand jury has indicted a Town of Wallkill man on manslaughter charges in the death of a Middletown man outside a bar.

Kevin J. Conklin, 23, was indicted Tuesday on charges of first- and second-degree manslaughter in the beating death of 46-year-old Allan Cardona on West Main Street.

According to officials, Conklin beat Cardona with his fists and then, as Cardona lay on the ground, Conklin kicked him in the head about 2:50 a.m. on Nov. 10 outside G's Westgate in the City of Middletown.

Orange County District Attorney Frank Phillips said Conklin also faces a misdemeanor assault charge in connection with an assault on another Westgate patron about an hour before the fatal assault on Cardona.

Middletown police have said Cardona and Conklin had been at the bar for some time before the fatal encounter, but the two men didn't know each other. They might have argued inside the bar, but the physical fight started outside, police said. No weapons were used. Conklin had no injuries, police said, and neither man was reported to be intoxicated.

Police have said Cardona was unresponsive at the scene, and was pronounced dead at Orange Regional Medical Center from head injuries.

The two manslaughter counts are based on different legal theories. First-degree manslaughter involves causing death while intending to cause serious injury; second-degree manslaughter involves recklessly causing death.

Conklin was being held at Orange County Jail in lieu of $250,000 bail or $500,000 bond pending arraignment in Orange County Court.